NHL Draft Combine 2012

[StuckOutHere]

I think this starts today. Anywhere to follow it? Any good folks to follow on twitter?

[Kevin Forbes]

I believe today is just the arrivals of the players/check-ins, that sort of thing.

[Smif]

Originally Posted by Kevin Forbes

I believe today is just the arrivals of the players/check-ins, that sort of thing.

Awwww really? I guess that makes sense considering the memorial cup finals were just last night.

[StuckOutHere]

Originally Posted by Kevin Forbes

I believe today is just the arrivals of the players/check-ins, that sort of thing.

Damn. When your team is out you just want to watch something other than other teams succeeding haha.

[Kevin Forbes]

Also this year, I think they are doing interviews before the physical testing (I believe in the past, it was the opposite). So I believe the physical testing portion doesn't happen until later in the week (Thursday or Friday).

That's when you'll likely hear the most coverage.

[Trap Jesus]

Who are some of the physical freaks in this year's draft?

[senators4life]

Originally Posted by Trap Jesus

Who are some of the physical freaks in this year's draft?

Slater Koekkoek!

[Johnny Bravo]

Anything happening today?

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Only interviews it seems. Galchenyuk tweeted he was meeting with 9 teams today.

[Johnny Bravo]

Originally Posted by Marc the Habs Fan

Only interviews it seems. Galchenyuk tweeted he was meeting with 9 teams today.

I wish they would show the interviews. I saw Hall's and Seguin's on the Oil change, it looked like they had a **** ton of pressure on them.

[CrosKinnon]

Saw a tweet from Frks agent Allan Walsh that Frk and Faksa both have over 25 interviews scheduled.

[Marc the Habs Fan]

http://www.nhl.com/ice/blogpost.htm?id=9823

Galchenyuk has 22 interviews scheduled.

Yakupov has 18.

Murray has 17.

Grigorenko has 16.

BTW, that's a combine blog. The general link for it: http://www.nhl.com/ice/blog.htm?id=624

Mike Morreale ‏@mike_morreale
Peterborough's Slater Koekkoek (shoulder surgery) is 100% and looking forward to taking part in the fitness testing here at #NHLCombine

[Kevin Forbes]

Saw someone else tweet that Grigorenko had 16 interviews scheduled.

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Before people freak out at how Frk and Faksa could have more interviews than the highly rated guys:

I remember a quote from Trevor Timmins around the 2008 draft saying they hadn't even bothered using up time to interview Stamkos that year because since they were picking 25th they knew they had no shot at him. It seems like several teams have this philosophy.

[bsmith14]

Originally Posted by Trap Jesus

Who are some of the physical freaks in this year's draft?

Zemgus Girgensons

[Fearless Leaf]

Originally Posted by Trap Jesus

Who are some of the physical freaks in this year's draft?

Tom Wilson, Dalton Thrower, Brendan Gaunce are a few.

[Jussi]

Originally Posted by bsmith14

Zemgus Girgensons

That's a spelling freak.

[charlamov71]

"TSN takes fans inside the annual ‪#NHL‬ SCOUTING COMBINE - @GMillerTSN hosts 60-min special on Friday at 730 pm ET- http://*******/KTyNnf ‪#TSN‬"

-Greg McIsaac

[Marc the Habs Fan]

http://www.ctvmedia.ca/tsn/releases/...5177&yyyy=2012

''Canada’s industry-leading sports website also has exclusive video direct from the combine floor all day long, including interviews with the top prospects and analysis from Button.''

[ottawah]

Originally Posted by Marc the Habs Fan

Yakupov has 18.

I find this quite telling. Lets face it, no team outside Edmonton needs to interview him, although I think Columbus and montreal should too.

Which leads to me believe Edmonton really has this pick in play, teams are interviewing for the number 1 pick.

[HooliganX2]

Originally Posted by ottawah

I find this quite telling. Lets face it, no team outside Edmonton needs to interview him, although I think Columbus and montreal should too.

Which leads to me believe Edmonton really has this pick in play, teams are interviewing for the number 1 pick.

I agree really I am surprised Nail have more then 5 or 6 teams interviewing him.

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Do we know how many teams interviewed Taylor Hall and Tyler Seguin in 2010? That would probably be the best comparison...

Hmmm, RNH had 14 according to this: http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=564687

Mike Morreale ‏@mike_morreale
How nervous was NTDP prospect @jacobtrouba today before interviews at #NHLCombine? "I woke up and spilled toothpaste all over my shirt"



Dmitry Chesnokov ‏@dchesnokov
@AGally94 what was the weirdest question you were asked?

Alex galchenyuk ‏@AGally94
@dchesnokov khl or NHL #lol

[jebs]

Originally Posted by HooliganX2

I agree really I am surprised Nail have more then 5 or 6 teams interviewing him.

Happens every year with the top picks, means nothing.

GM's like to get to know the kids a bit. Never know what could happen in the future, with trades or when they become FA's..

[SDig14]

This is not news at all.

IIRC, every single one of Tavares, Hall, Seguin, RNH, Yakupov, and Stamkos had at least 10 interviews, and none of those picks have been traded.

It's teams simply doing their own due diligence. Some teams have no intentions of making a play for the pick and want to focus on more guys they like in their area, so they don't bother interviewing top players.

To suggest the pick is more in play based on number of interviews is a bit strange.

[Analyzer]

What better way to know your opponents than to interview their potential picks ?